8/10/2009
If you have not done so yet, please take a moment to look at the beautiful illustration done by a fan for this story. It depicts the scene with Karen and Tavington (well, his recently deceased body-[sniffle-weeps] ) from Chapter 33 "The Bitter End". It is a fantastic, spectacular rendering and depicted exactly as I have written it. The painting may make you cry more than the story!
/art/You-can-t-go-yet-You-can-t-60104822 sorry in previewing this it isn't taking the link, so see below:
If for some reason this link doesn't show up here,(sometimes Fan fiction dot net does not let you print links) I think you can find it on my profile page here or go to the website "Deviant Art", in the 'search' type in "Lepipsqueak", it will bring you to her collection, then scroll down to a picture called "you can't go yet, you can't" and this is it. You shouldn't be able to miss it, just look for the RevWar era woman holding Tav in her arms, she is looking at him and crying. You'll find it! Enjoy!
6/29/2009
Due to overwhelming response, there may be an "alternative ending" to this story in the future. So many readers, though they enjoyed the story with the tragic ending, have requested a happy, positive alternative ending. All I can say is stay tuned and watch. I'm in the middle of another Tav/Bordfic with yet another one in planning stages after that, so it may be a few weeks to a few months. Thanks for the overwhelming response and support!
JScorpio
Author: The Boundary (complete)
Author: Bordon's Girl (complete)
Author: The Pacifist's Daughter (in progress)
Author: A Question Of Allegiance (planning/outline stages)
Notes and insight into Boundary's (and "The Patriot" movie's) two main dragoon officers:
Colonel William Tavington: Most people who watched the movie got the impression that he was an ambitious, rotten to the core villain. And, some staunch fanfiction readers think that to portray him as anything other than that in fanfiction is considered OOC. I can understand that. In the movie we see him portrayed this way. However, looking at the character closely especially during scenes in which he is berated by his superior officers, you see subtle pain and disappointment in Tavington by the look in his eyes, facial expression, how his head is held, and body/head motion and I think you can hear a slight bit of underlying feelings in his words back to whom he converses with. Since those actions are silent and subtle enough that they could be missed, I think this may be the reason why he comes across to so many as one (or two) dimensionally mean and rotten. My take on the movie's Tavington was that he is a an ambitious, glory driven villain with feelings he wouldn't readily show professionally (or on duty) and only share with those closest to him.
When I released first version of this story years ago, fanfic reviewer 'JustDuck' wrote in Dec. 2003 of Tavington in 'The Boundary' (see "Reviews" for this story): "The fact that you wrote Tavington not as a saint or complete sinner made quite an impression.'Villians' are either completely demonized or turned into misunderstood saints. This (how you portrayed him here) was a perfect balance." She has 'hit the nail on the head' as to how I've portrayed Tavington here in this story. So, if you're looking for total over the top evil Tavington here, then you would consider my Tav as OOC and this may not be for you. Anyway, this is my interpretation of his personal life not shown in the movie.
Captain Bordon--movie & book name-no first name given: Boundary knows him as "Major Miles Bordon". Bordon has been brevetted from Captain to Major for this story, which I am told by Legion historians that brevets did happen often with officers at that time.
I am still surprised by the number of people (in comments on various online sites) who wanted more of Bordon in the movie, sorry that he wasn't more developed as a character. I was intrigued as well.
In the movie, Bordon's not given much time or development. From what we see, he seems to be articulate and adheres to his place as Tavington's second in command. We are also left to think that he may be the one who strong armed and subsequently killed rebel Rollins' companion in the cabin scene during an off screen interrogation, leading us to think that he conforms to villainy as well. The look on his face when he is going at Gabriel in the "revenge by the creek scene" is one of determination and sheer anger. In contrast, he is seen briefly in the Middleton Place party scene (with Captain Wilkins) as smiling and chatting/flirting with some pretty girls. Another scene alludes to the articulate part, pointing to him as educated, in being the lone interpreter for the Cherokee scouts that find the wounded private.
The Patriot's movie companion novel by Robert Rodat seems to portray him as a smart articulate brute dutifully taking orders and not above participating in the "ugliness" of war.
Boundary paints him as the friendly, smart, helpful, and sympathetic aide-de-camp that dutifully follows orders. He tolerates but doesn't necessarily like some of Tavington's 'methods'. He is often the officer left to "smooth things over" or "clean up the mess" (either Tavington's or some rowdy cavalrymen). I think I must have wanted to give Bordon good and friendliness to balance out Tav's harshness and mean actions here in this story. I've given the second in command a background and personal life, as well.
Hope you will enjoy my interpretations (maybe not 'the gospel') of Tavington and Bordon.